Ruby Tuesday

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"Ruby Tuesday" is a 1967 melancholic pop ballad by The Rolling Stones, known for its distinctive recorder melody and reflective lyrics about impermanence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
A-sideOf Ruby Tuesday / Let’s Spend the Night Together single
album Between the Buttons
artist The Rolling Stones
B-side Let's Spend the Night Together
surface form: Let’s Spend the Night Together
chartPositionUK top ten on UK Singles Chart
chartPositionUS number one on Billboard Hot 100
composer Keith Richards
Mick Jagger
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
decade 1960s
features recorder played by Brian Jones
genre baroque pop
pop
rock
hasInstrument acoustic guitar
bass guitar
cello
drums
piano
recorder
hasLiveVersion Ruby Tuesday (live performances by The Rolling Stones)
hasMood wistful
hasTempo slow to moderate
includedIn The Rolling Stones compilation albums
influenced later pop and rock ballads
language English
lyricTheme impermanence
melancholy
notableFeature distinctive recorder melody
melancholic tone
reflective lyrics
performer Bill Wyman
Brian Jones
Charlie Watts
Keith Richards
Mick Jagger
The Rolling Stones
producer Andrew Loog Oldham
recordLabel Decca Records
London Records
releaseYear 1967
style ballad
subjectOf music criticism and analysis
vocalType lead vocals by Mick Jagger
writer Keith Richards
Mick Jagger

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